Ginger Thorn nodded, solemnly declaring,
"As a thorn, I shall bear the pain of thousands of ages!"
"Very well, however, since the Pope and the other High Priests cannot make it back in time, I will preside over the Saintess ceremony. I hope you don't mind the simplicity."
Melody Thomson made a joke, waved her hand, and the entire Thorn Cathedral trembled. The Thorny Path opened, covered in spikes, countless thorns wildly growing, forming indistinct human figures.
They stood quietly on both sides of the path, waiting for the one who would follow.
However, Ginger Thorn knew that they were not mere imitations, but each one represented a previous Thorn Saintess who had been consumed by using the Eye of the Sin King, a total of 337.
The history of the Thorn Church predates the Human Alliance, or rather, it has existed since before the Era of Many Stars.
As a Saintess, unless one became an Eternal Blazing Sun, few would live past a hundred years.
